June 12, 2026

Shared skies, shared responsibility: recovering Europe’s migratory birds

Migratory birds are one of our greatest shared natural treasures, connecting wetlands, coastlines, forests, and communities across our flyways. But many of these species are now in decline. Using scientific modelling, coordinated flyway management, and the legal tools already available under EU law, European countries have a real opportunity to halt the declines and help vulnerable bird populations recover.
December 17, 2024

Serbia fails to save quails  

160,000 quails are killed illegally each year in Western Balkans!
May 31, 2022

Removing calling devices in Albania

Despite a hunting ban in place in Albania, illegal hunting and poaching continue during the hunting season. One of the most common sights is the use […]
October 30, 2020

How the illegal killing of birds is infecting social media

by Lilla Barabas, Ph.D. Project Coordinator for LIFE against bird crime at BirdLife Europe & Central Asia For as much pleasure as Facebook can bring in […]
September 21, 2020

What’s the EU ever done for birds? A lot, actually.

By Jessica Williams, Flyways Conservation Officer at BirdLife International@NatureEU As a nature protection NGO, we often get asked why the EU does not do more to […]
September 14, 2020

Flight for survival: protecting migratory birds from illegal killing

By Jessica Williams, Flyways Conservation Officer at BirdLife International @NatureEU When you think of poaching, what do you think of? Elephants shot for their tusks, pangolins […]
March 27, 2020

Beware of the sirens, little bird: protecting the Common Quail in Moslavina

In a world where people kill birds for sport, a fundamental part of conservation work consists of preventing illegal killing from happening in the first place. […]
September 16, 2019

This shy bird can escape a birdwatcher’s eye, but not illegal trappers’ nets

Despite its attempts to live a secretive life, the migration route of the endearingly rotund Common quail leaves it subject to illegal trapping. Action is needed […]